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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Bundy student shines in Smart Women Smart State Awards  

Published on 10 September, 2008 

Second-year Bachelor of Digital Innovation student Kathleen Mealor was recently among finalists for the Smart Women Smart State Awards.

Kathleen developed a user-friendly, easy-to-understand website that assists others who may be considering a career in photography, designing websites or gaming.

PhotoID:6236, Kathleen Mealor
Kathleen Mealor

She was among 3 finalists in the Awards category for Undergraduate Students - Information and Communication Technology and received a Highly Commended result. The website she built & designed can be found at: http://digital-expo.tripod.com/ .

Kathleen attributes her experiences during her STEPS (Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies) program for inspiring her study pathway.

"One of the many people that addressed our STEPS groups was lecturer Dr Grayson Cooke. Grayson's passionate talk was on the wonderful world of animation.

"I had in the past toyed with some ideas for animated stories, but had no idea how these ideas might come to fruition. After listening to Grayson I knew the answer ... and I also knew that the chance hearing of the STEPS program had led me to finding this path."

Kathleen has recently been contracted to develop a website for the 'Continuing to Coast into Robotics' project, starting in early November.

PhotoID:6244, Kathleen (left) with her daughter Shontelle Lewis (also a CQUniversity student) and an ABC Radio representative
Kathleen (left) with her daughter Shontelle Lewis (also a CQUniversity student) and an ABC Radio representative

"I have for some years been thinking of an animated book, and now that I am becoming more confident with the softwares and programming I feel I should actually get that project up and running," she said.

"I also have an idea for a home-based business, which will hopefully create an advertising niche for professional people, especially those that have CQUniversity qualifications.

"The 'ex-STEPS' people would be encouraged to investigate this unique opportunity, however this particular venture must wait until I finish my degree in 2009."

While continuing her journey in computing, Kathleen maintains her interest in photography and also ensures she gets time for walking.

"Every chance I get I take the dog and the camera and go off, usually to Moore Park beach, and walk the dog."